The harsh northern winter.
The snowy plains sealed in ice and snow.
Time flows by quietly.
The sun rises and sets again and again.
Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid keep watch under the White Poplar Divine Seed tree, counting the days, one after another.
At last, the winter's end when the Divine-Given Scarletlight Seed blooms arrives.
Dragon Cypress sets out alone to the south, piloting the Dominating Throne back and forth, beginning the new year's work arrangements.
...
Everything is done after a busy half-month.
...
Huagi Mountain.
The mountain and its base still wear a layer of ice and snow.
Yellow Stem and Spruce lie side by side on a boulder along the ridge, basking in the early spring sun in comfort.
The breeze blows; mountain stream water tinkles nearby.
The Dominating Throne, dragging its long tail, plummets swiftly down.
"Quandong Divine Tree!"
"Yellow Stem! Spruce!"
